BIOGRAPHY

Capt. Presten J. Grace is the Command Foreign Disclosure Officer, Special Operations Command Central, MacDill AFB, FL. In this role, he supervises and provides oversight for all Special Operations Forces and component commands' foreign disclosure programs in the Central Command area of operations (AOR). Additionally, he coordinates with Central Command Foreign Disclosure Office on the implementation of national intelligence and military policy. Lastly, He advises the SOCCENT Commanding General on all foreign disclosures and ensures the release of information is consistent with National Disclosure Policy.

CAREER BRIEF

Capt. Grace graduated from the University of Georgia and afterwards enlisted as an Airborne Cryptologic Pashto Linguist serving on various MC-130s/AC-130s until he commissioned through Officer Training School in 2018. He has served as the Signals Intelligence Officer in Charge, and as the OIC for an Open Source Intelligence Collection team. He has deployed as the deputy Intelligence Director to a SOCCENT Task Force at Spartan Forward HQ in Qatar, responsible for theater security cooperation and partnership building capacity.

EDUCATION

2009 Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2013 Associate of Arts in Afghani Pashto, Defensive Language Institute, Monterey, CA.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. July 2011 - September 2011, September 2011, Basic Training, 324 TRS, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX
2. September 2011 - November 2011, Aircrew Fundamentals, 344 TRS, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX
3. November 2011 - April 2013, Afghan Pashto Language Student, 314 TRS, Defensive Language Institute, Monterey, CA
4. April 2013 - September 2013, Intelligence Fundamentals Student, 316 TRS, Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, FL
5. September 2013 - October 2013, Survival Evasion Resistance Escape School, 22 TRS, Fairchild AFB, Spokane, WA.
6. October 2013 - November 2013, Water Survival School, 361 TRS, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Pensacola, FL
7. November 2013 - April 2014, Mission Qualification Training, 19 TRS, Hurlburt Field AFB, Fort Walton Beach, FL
8. April 2014 - January 2018, Afghan Pashto Direct Support Operator, 25 IS, Hurlburt Field, Fort Walton Beach, FL
9. January 2018 - April 2018, Officer Trainee, Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL
10. April 2018 - November 2018, Intelligence Officer Fundamentals Student, 315 TRS, Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, FL
11. November 2018 - January 2020, Officer in Charge of Cryptologic Service Element, Special Operations Command Central, MacDill AFB, FL
12. January 2020 - May 2021, Officer in Charge of Open Source Intelligence, Special Operations Command Central, MacDill AFB, FL
13. May 2021 - Present, Foreign Disclosure Officer, Special Operations Command Central, MacDill AFB, FL

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Air and Space Commendation Medal
Air Medal with three oak leaf cluster
Combat Action Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant - March 22, 2018
First Lieutenant - March 22, 2020
Captain - March 22, 2022

(Current as of April 2022)